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Landon Lassiter (NCAA Baseball, MLB)

Landon Joseph Lassiter (born June 14 1993) is an NCAA baseball All American for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels & current player for the Chicago White Sox Organization.

High School

North Davidson High School Drafted in the 16th round (513) of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks • Ranked No. 266 in the nation by Perfect Game and tabbed No. 6 in the state of North Carolina • Tabbed No. 7 in the state by Impact Baseball • Coached by Mike Meadows at North Davidson High School in Lexington, N.C. • Played varsity baseball all four years and varsity basketball freshman and sophomore year and Averaged 20 PPG-• Named CPC All-Conference sophomore, junior and senior seasons • Named All-State senior year • Participated in the East Coast Pro Showcase, N.C. vs. S.C. All-Star Game and the Tournament of Stars.

At North Davidson Junior High School Landon Lassiter was a Quarterback with 31 Touchdowns and 2,031 yards rushing on the season.

College

Freshman (2013) Earned consensus freshman All-America honors (Baseball America, Perfect Game, NCBWA and Louisville Slugger) after a standout first season in Chapel Hill • Appeared in 69 games with 67 starts, 57 of those at designated hitter • Hit .358 (92-257), the second highest percentage on the team, with 28 RBIs • Scored 75 runs, second-most on the team and tied for eighth in school history • Had the second most walks on the team with 53 which also tied for fifth in school history • Recorded a .447 slugging percentage and a team-high .491 on-base percentage • Tallied 14 doubles and three triples • Stole eight bases in 12 attempts • Had 29 multi-hit games on the year, including four hits on five occasions • Named to the NCAA Chapel Hill All-Regional team after going 9 for 20 with five runs in four games (5/31-6/3) • Totaled a season-high three RBIs against James Madison while going 3 for 3 and scoring two runs (5/7) • Made the Astros Foundation College Classic All-Tournament team after going 6 for 12 with five runs in three games (3/1-3) • Went 4 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored against Seton Hall (2/17) • Summer 2013: Played in 22 games with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod League • Hit .250 with eight runs, two doubles and seven RBIs • Was walked 23 times and stole two bases.

Sophomore (2014)

Drafted in the 28th Round (833) of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Colorado Rockies. Named to the Sporting News Preseason All-America team. Started 60 games, primarily at third base, and hit .305 with seven doubles and a homer • Drove in 21 runs and scored 41, good for second on the team • Slugged .359 and had a .415 on-base percentage • Finished the season on a seven-game hitting streak that capped a strong final two months at the plate • Reached safely in 37 of his final 41 games and improved his batting average 90 points from the start of April to the end of the season (.215 to .305) • Had 21 multi-hit games, including a four-hit game at Miami (game one, 3/16) and a pair of three-hit games against Boston College (4/4) and Miami (game 2, 3/16) • Had five hits in three game at the NCAA Gainesville Regional • Hit safely in all four ACC tournament games, earning All-Tournament team honors • Drove in the winning run with a bases-loaded single to cap a three-run rally to beat Elon (4/16) • Had two extra-base hits in the same inning in the Sunday win at BC (4/6) •

Junior (2015)

Professional

Landon Lassiter was drafted as a Shortstop in the 16th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks out of North Davidson High School in 2012. Landon Lassiter was drafted in the 28th round by the Colorado Rockies out of the University of North Carolina in 2014. Landon Lassiter was drafted as a shortstop in the 21st round by the Chicago White Sox in 2015.

Family

Brother Garrison Lassiter was drafted by the New York Yankees in 2008 and signed for 700,000k equivalent to a top 65 pick. Garrison Lassiter enrolled at the University of Miami in 2013 and played Quarterback after spending five seasons in the New York Yankees Organization.

Brother Adam Lassiter is a baseball player at Wesleyan Christian High School in High Point NC. Adam Lassiter (class of 2016) is being recruited by Kansas, Wake Forest, Duke, Texas, Notre Dame and other NCAA Division 1 Schools.